Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-01-28
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l,ninolic church VA The seens
most sensational atist' wing ses,r
growing on, The lase sftfsat'is's ]
II|,,f.sits pastor, Father Nal,slry sstrlI
Ibis aeauital IN Or econ atE,Iliel.,i
5tiial, pending which his faculties as. |
priest Wese under SUI l,eusion iii,s
bishop, Fa,her A1audls was 'npt re,
stored To- his aprirsny Office, Ms y wts''
claimed by q he ..caneliical law die was
entitled TO be, and 50 lie a,,Itvi,led his
lease 10 ItoLle, senaing d represent alive.
I < l,ighchureh man, q, l'ersonail ,tsrrf> er.t
lit, and who bore il is saia u large
| mass of testimony npsn the alleged
|@mafrea; ;npnt Of .ttle French Canadian
priests in this. part Of the country
| Meanwhile, since the trial II Fs,heT
! VAidry has 22he;n in. j retirement for.
recuperatinn, and Rev Father Wntry,
appointed from ~ WISCONSIN, has oiiicia-.
( ted in st. isranVs'. Yesterday Father,
| Yaudry prepared TO resume under the
/ cononieal law, Which makes. "a sente nee
Il nudity pending an appeal, and with a
committee of three gentlemen Of the
:. church, repaired TO Father Watry's
house to- notify him and 10 arrange Tor
services today. Father Wa,ry surprised.
tlem with objections agninst !. the
surrender Of tie pastoratc, and growing.
hostile, an exciting scene OCCURRED, but
at the closesit WAS the understanding
that there would be no trouble today.
| This morning early the jaAitnr, sent, .by.
Father Vandry with the key 10 prepare
4 the church for eaaly mass, could not get
in, nor could any one. AS the TIME for
servite approached q large crowd !. a,tsess
mented the awaiting aud scantiaiize,i
con greg a;iop, among whom, ON the
outside Of Tire church, Father " airy
/ appeaaed. Violently assailng Vaudry
with denunciatian and reasona! threats.
! During the melee, upon threats to shoot
I hauary witha reyolvsr alleged to he
concealed in Walrys clerical breast, d
Variant hid been sworn cut TOR W:airy's
arrest, Meanwhile the excitement
became so great that, teaning a COLLISION
,'ic chief, ot police took possession o!
Me church entrance aud kept it closed
1 >ur.li Watry went away un,er 'recos
n,zance Of $500 to appear in the police
court tomorrow, when tie officially
presented 1esti nony vile disclose some
highly sensational matters. -.
On Monday mdrning Father Watry
was arrested On The charge .ofthreatcn :
5 ing to shoot Father Vandry> bat he was
JiSclals cd, as the threat WAY made
, HAT The shooting would be done condi-
tional or Vaudry at,em pting 10 break
nIo he church. During the hear!n (
} Yaudry introduced sonie. sensational
, testimony in which il WAS claimed that
, Watry had damned the Pope ami tie
Catholic church T. they supported Va,-
dry in.iis claim 10 a riEhl 10 preside at
me braltitu CHuTEn.' ihc same "a:
Father Vaut'vy was arrested OLA the
charge Of stealing a Bible and other
. Articles from the church. His Case was
, onlinusd under bonds. The feeling
between HE Two factions Of the church,
t;irre is very bitter, The French ge'cr.
ally supporting Vaudry anal the
Germans supporting VAR, and the
Irish being divided. On Monday night
it was claimed That mob from Ea%t
Braincsd was goiug 70 lynch Father
Vaudry, and the shcaiif and his deputies
were called 10 Protect bini' but ,heil
= St; vices We're NOT needed as NO mo;
appeared.